IGoodwood Revival igxilisa izizathu eziningi ezenza sithande izimoto. Iphunga likaphethiloli, idizayini, isivinini, ubunjiniyela… I-Goodwood Revival inakho konke ngemithamo yezimboni.
Ngakho-ke, uma uthi nhlá, ukuphahlazeka kweFerrari 250 GT0/64 (kuvidiyo efakiwe) kumele kube yisikhathi esidabukisayo. Futhi kunjalo. Kodwa futhi umzuzu okufanele ugujwe.
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Njengoba sazi, inani leFerrari 250 GTO/64 lidlula ama-euro ayizigidi ezimbalwa, futhi ukulungiswa kwayo ngeke kube ngaphansi kwamashumi ezinkulungwane zama-euro. Futhi ingabe sizogubha inhlekelele yezinto ezibonakalayo yalolu hlobo?
Asiyigubhi ngokwayo ingozi, okuyinto engeyinhle neze. Kunalokho, sibungaza isibindi sabashayeli abafana no-Andy Newall, owaze washayela enye yamaFerrari abiza kakhulu emlandweni akazange aqhele ukuhamba ngesivinini. Ngokushesha. Ngokushesha kakhulu...
Kumele siwugubhe lo mzuzu ngoba kuya ngokuya kungavamile ukubona izimoto zalolu hlobo zifeza i-raison d’être yazo: ukugijima. Gijimani ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Hlula isibali sikhathi. Hlukana nomphikisi. Wina.
Iningi lalezi zimoto zebiwa endaweni yazo yemvelo: amasekhethi. Kushintshwa itiyela lasendle ekuthunjweni kwegaraji, silinde ngesineke ukuthi imakethe ithokozele okwakudala okunethezeka. Kubuhlungu. Lezi zimoto ezemizila.
Ingabe kukhona okuhle okwedlula imoto yomjaho efeza injongo yayo? Vele akunjalo. Sanibonani!
Futhi ngenkathi sikhuluma ngobuhle, hlola lolu hlelo lokushayela olunikezwe nguPatrick Blakeney-Edwards ngemuva kwesondo le-Owlet ka-1928.
Kule mpelasonto sishicilele indatshana enezithombe ezinhle kakhulu ezithathwe yithi eGoodwood Revival, ngelenzi ka-João Faustino.